Zemitrella daemona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella daemona (W. H. Webster, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511753 on 2023-11-14
Description The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
(Original description) The shell is dull and displays a pale cream colour marked with rufous tones. It consists of five slightly rounded whorls: the first appears glossy and lacks any sculpture, while the second is finely striated in a radiating pattern. The sutures are well marked, and the columella stands vertical with a slight covering of enamel. The lip is thin and bears about twelve faint denticles. The siphonal canal shows approximately fifteen obscure striations, and the entire shell is covered with fine incremental striae. Webster, W. H. (1906). Results of dredging on the continental shelf of New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 38: 305–308
Distribution This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland to Bay of Plenty.
References
Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
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